Very nice work, John! I see what appears to be sunlight in the pix;
are you sure you were in Canada? ;o)
Not sure how you did it, but even though the files are Web-sized
small, the pix retain a nice sense of detail, e.g., in the wood of the
shed and the boat.
Cheers!/ScottGee1
On 10/16/06, jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxxx <jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Just returned from a ~three week driving tour in the Maritime Provinces of
> Canada. The weather was mostly nice, the scenery beautiful, the food
> excellent, and the people were among the friendliest I've ever met. Our
> timing meant that the tourist season was over so things weren't crowded at
> all (except at Peggy's Cove.
>
> One of the prettiest places we visited was the village of Blue Rocks where
> fishing huts are built out from shore on the exposed rocks.
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20060928-0004.jpg
>
> In some areas it seemed that around almost every bend in the road was a cove
> with a colorful fishing village similar to this one:
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20060928-0021.jpg
>
> Also, everywhere you look are boats next to people's houses; big boats, small
> boats, new boats, old boats and some complete with bullet holes:
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20061004-0005.jpg
>
> The fire hydrants in the city of Stellarton have been painted to look like
> cartoon characters. We enjoyed riding around town looking at them.
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20061003-0012.jpg
>
> The elm trees in the city of Truro are dying, or have died, from Dutch elm
> disease. In 1999 local artists started carving sculptures from the dead
> trees. Now there are ~30 of these carvings in the downtown area.
> http://home.alltel.net/jjohnso4/20061008-0010.jpg
>
> The real attraction to me though was the beautiful scenery that included the
> rugged coastlines of Cape Breton Island and Nova Scotia and the farm lands of
> Prince Edward Island. All-in-all it was a great trip that I'd recommend to
> anyone.
>
> Later,
> Johnny
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